I hear you. Mine is so slow I can't help but wonder if this is it...my goal weight. I thought I'd wanted to lose another 5 but I don't know if it's possible!

I don't want to cut back to 1,200 (what MFP had originally assigned me). I wasn't happy.

Gska17 wrote: »

I hear you. Mine is so slow I can't help but wonder if this is it...my goal weight. I thought I'd wanted to lose another 5 but I don't know if it's possible!

I don't want to cut back to 1,200 (what MFP had originally assigned me). I wasn't happy.

I know it's hard. I've just started and haven't lost a pound yet. But if you're 5 lbs away from your goal keep going. You are so close. You can do it.

The stomach is the last place it comes off for me too.

This is exactly what is happening to me! I'm so close to my goal weight but I'm really not happy with the way my body looks. I just can't seem to lose that jiggly fat around my waist

Hi. Lost 5lb since Christmas, so that is on average 1lb a month
.. ahh! However find I am actually losing and gaining the same few pounds for ages before a proper pound is gone. Would ideally like to lose 7-10lbs - any ideas whats going on? Calories 1200 - 1800 but consistently on lower side.

It's really comforting to know I'm not the only one losing weight slowly. It can be discouraging when the scale fluctuates! I have to continue reminding myself to keep on keeping on!

My maintenance at 65kilo was 2200, at 1750-1800 a week I have steadily lost 3 kilos (6.5lbs) over 10 weeks. This is fat water and a little muscle, if I eat any less I will lose loads of muscle and end up skinny fat, which was what I ended up 2 years ago, I spent almost a year GAINING back 6 kilos by strength training, to gain muscle, so next time I hit 60kilo (2.5 to go) it will look awesome.
I am sorry, but you can't rush this, when you try, by under eating, you WILL fail. I am an expert in this, not by any special college degree but by having FAILED for over 20 years! For over a year now I have been getting it right. See my profile pic.
Also you cannot spot reduce, crash dieting 2 yearsago, when that stubborn last 2 kilos would not budge, lost me my bum and my boobs, big price to pay for a flat belly that only GAINING weight, then losing SLOWLY have achieved.

Pepita do what you find easiest. I tried 5:2 but I hate the fast days. I mostly eat 5-6 days and have protein in every meal. Count all calories properly, no guessing, and log exercise accurately. I actually aim to eat under most days by a little so i can have a little extra 2 days, like a meal out with hubby. I pay closer attention to my weekly average than my daily.

Good luck to you all. I hope you stick to it, sensibly, and get to your goals.

Im in the same boat. Its so discouraging when u try really hard and u feel like its not making a difference. Sometimes i feel like its because im not trying harder enough. But im sticking with it. I remember reading a motivational poster that said "its a slow process dont make it slower by quitting" and another one that says "dont wait until you have reached your goal to be proud of yourself. Be proud of every step you take toward reaching that goal." I kno its kind of corny but it keeps me going. I try and keep in mind that many people struggle with starting and maintaining this healthy lifestyle but it works for people who stick with it and its the right way and the best way. Its not some diet pill that claims to work. It really does work and it gets better results then anything else. Its just hard. I also think that having goals like this that u have to work hard to achieve and u can take step by step helps fight off depression and makes u a happier person. Its pretty much a hobby. You just have to find a way to enjoy it.

@pepita15-- I too have a lower cal goal when cutting (I'm set at maintenance right now). Here are a few thoughts:

1. I always log exercise and eat back most of the calories. That leaves me with about 1400-1500 total cals most days.
2. To make those cals stretch through the day I eat a small breakfast (250 cals) and a small lunch (300-350 cals). Then I can have a small snack (under 200 cals) and still have enough left for a moderate sensible dinner (500-700 calories is usually enough for a decent dinner). If I have more exercise calories then I add another snack, a larger dinner portion, a small dessert, or a glass of wine.

Hope that helps.

boslass wrote: »

My issue is that as soon as I get close to my goal weight (within 10lbs) I relax a little bit and then start to gain without realising

This is what I do too. I relax a little and before I know it, I have skipped too many workouts and overindulged too many times. But yeah, completely agree, it is so slow...I am trying to lose those last few pounds that just seem to be more stubborn than I am

My nutrition coach tells me not to eat my exercise calories and has me at 1400 a day no matter how much exercise I do. I usually do 300-400 exercise calories each day. I think that's why it's working for me now as I have done this before and I always ate my exercise calories. I only want to lose 7-10 and the first 4 came off in the first month. I hope it keeps going, slow and steady wins the race. I am being more patient this time and hoping it stays off.

I am so frustrated. I want to loose 15 pounds. The last time I did it through weight watchers. I have tracked for ten days and gained weight. 1200 calories but not much exercise. I gained. I think I need daily weigh ins too because it is too disappointing to wait a week and then find out you haven't made progress. Looking for friends to stay motivated

The last calories are a smaller percent of the total you need for maintance is the deal. Keep a more accurate count of each calorie is the other thing. The fit bit has been helping a lot in recent months.

Yep, I can make quick losses but they aren't permanent. The real fat takes time. It is so discouraging to work so hard for so little loss. I'm just grateful I don't have more to lose at this pace.

I also drink a glass of water before I eat. I find most of the time it keeps me from snacking at all. One of my biggest changes has been eating clean as much as possible. I also don't stress out about eating breakfast anymore, if I am not hungry I don't eat. If I am I usually have a fruit and protein shake, or keep it simple with an egg and fruit. So far this is working for me. I lost 5 lbs in the last two weeks, 45 more lbs to go. It seemed to take a while before I ever saw definite weight loss, and I was about to get very discouraged, then boom, weight loss. I weighed myself morning and night just to make sure it wasn't just a regular daily fluctuation in weight, and to make sure it was really gone. (I have gone back to a once a week weigh in.) I am rejoicing in every step or lb towards my goal.
Sometimes progress is measured by gaining muscle, by being healthier, but as long as we keep going it eventually shows in weight loss.